We started on the sand in Cocoa Beach. These days we cover where to bet on surf, and how Floridians actually get a bet on or play a slot, minus the spin.
Beach ’N Boards Fest is an independent guide to three things we know well: betting on surfing, sports betting for people in Florida, and Florida online casinos. Florida is a strange market, one legal sportsbook app, no legal online casino at all, a tribal compact that has been to court more than once, and a lot of players quietly using offshore sites. We explain that honestly, rank the offshore sportsbooks and casinos we have tested, and leave the decision to you.
We open accounts and deposit our own money. We place real bets, then request withdrawals on crypto and card to see what actually clears and how fast. Our full method lives on the How We Rate page.
When you sign up to a sportsbook or casino through one of our links, we may earn a commission at no cost to you. That funds the testing. It does not set the rankings, the scoring weights are fixed in advance and a bigger payout to us never moves an operator up the list.
Betting should be entertainment you can afford to lose, never an income plan. If it stops being fun, step away and use the tools on our responsible gambling page. 21+ only.
Sports and casino analyst and lifelong surfer based on Florida's Space Coast. Reece has been placing bets at offshore sportsbooks and online casinos since the late 2000s and writes about odds, payouts, bonuses and the gray-market reality of betting and playing from a state with no legal online casino. Read more on his author page.
